Beijing seeks mandatory 14-day quarantine of all overseas arrivals  

Beijing will further tighten measures on people entering the city from abroad by transferring all overseas arrivals to the central observation point for a 14-day quarantine at their own expense, as a preventative measure to control the spread of the coronavirus, said local authorities in a statement on Thursday.  

Beijing reported 21 new imported cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, including seven from those who traveled from Spain, seven from the UK, two from Austria, three from Hungary, one from Brazil and one from Luxembourg, bringing the total to 64 in the city.  

Exceptions can be made for elderly over the age of 70, minors that are 14 or under and the pregnant. In these cases, the quarantine can be done at home after a health assessment.